Comment 74 for bug 438536

A lot of people say they don't understand the decision to not allow
customization of this; the main point Mark has tried to drive home on this
point (regardless of whether you or I agree with it or not) is that
customizability significantly complicates testing, increases the risk of
bugs in the tests themselves, and generally makes it harder to make sure the
system works /for everyone/.

Every new option -- even if it is just a gconf key -- adds a new code path
that must be tested, and furthermore, splits the testing base between users.
You get much more out of your testing if everyone is looking at the same
unified configuration then if you have a bazillion different custom
configurations out there.

Hopefully you should now understand -- even if you don't agree with -- why
they are not including these as options.

Regards,
-S

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Scott Armitage, B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc. candidate
Space Flight Laboratory
University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies
4925 Dufferin Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3H 5T6